Spittoon.



'PATENTED OGT. 6. 1903.

B. G. mlsznos.

SPITTOON. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 23. 1903. N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903.

B. e. mEszimsh SPITTOON APPLICATION FILED ERR, 2:3. 1903. N0 MODEL. 3SHEE TSSHEBT 2.

H0 MODEL.

13. MEszAms. YSPITIOON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1908.

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PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903.

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UNITED STATES BELA enzA-inijszfiaos, or nAMBURe, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR' T0HIMSELF,

Patented October 6, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

IVAN KAI-IN, AND ADOLF LEOPOLD PAUL MERTENS, OF HAMBURG, GER- MANY.

SPITTOON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,891, dated October6, 1903. ,5

Application'filed March 23, 1903. Serial No. 149,188. (No model.) v v To013 whom it'mwy concern.-

Be it known that I, BELA GszA Mnszliaos,

a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary,

residingatHamburg,Germany,haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spittoons,of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a spittoon apparatns in which the bowl or cupof the spittoon is excluded from the outer atmosphere bypowerfully-acting means of closure,'but is accessible when necessary bypulling down or drawing out the holder or casing containing the saidbowl or cup. The spittoons heretofore employed in living-rooms,restaurants, public buildings, hospitals, &c., have not fully conformedto sanitary requirements. filling of spittoons with water or sandheretofore employed does not prevent the spreading of contagiousdiseases, seeing that, as has been scientifically proven, the employmentof water does not prevent the transmission of matter containing hurtfulbacilli by insects, &c., and that by the employment of sanddisease-bearing matter arises in the shape of dust, which actscontagiously by being carried about in the atmosphere. These objectionsare completely obviated in the present invention by the use of anair-tight cover for the spittoon and the employment for thespittoonitself of easily-changed bowls or cups impregnated with disinfectingfluid and placed one over the other to any number in what may be calleda bowl-holder and each of which is removable as and when convenient. Theaforesaid arrangement allows of the spittoon apparatus being applied tothe ceilings and walls of rooms in which heretofore the question ofspace has rendered the employment of spittoons almost or quiteimpossible, especially in railway or tramway carriages, ships, &c.Spittoon apparatus arranged in accordance with this invention isespecially suited for use in hospitals, as in this case readyaccessibility of the bowl and the air-tightshutting in of thecontagiousdisease germs are of the highest importance.

The accompanying sheet of drawings shows a spittoon apparatusconstructed in accordance with the invention as applied to the ceilingof a railway-carriage compartment, for example.

ed spittoons s.

The

, Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of the complete apparatus;Fig. 2,.a side view plan.

The apparatus consists, first, of a part a, fixed to the ceiling, and,secondly, of a holder or for the reception of the specially-construct-The part fixed to the ceiling consists of a casing a, in the interior ofwhich bearings c, closable by covers b,-carrya shaft (1. This shaft,with its connected parts, can easily be removed if and when required byfirst taking off the covers b and then lifting the journals of the shaftout of the bearings cand passing them out through the spaces 6. On theshaft (1 are fixed two cord-drn msfand a bevel-wheel g, which gears witha second bevel-wheel h. The axis it of the latter takes a bearing abovein a circular opening in the z,wound on the dru ms f, pass throughopenings in the bottom m of the casing aand are fixed in any suitableway to the inside of the bowlholder. This latter consists of a casing q,the inwardly-projecting head 1 of which serves as a bearer for annmberof spittoonbowls 3, made of paper or other suitable materialimpregnated with disinfecting fluid and placed one in and over theother. Above the bowls is a funnel t, open at the bottom and arranged toturn on a hinge or to be otherwise removable from its seat whenrequired. The ring w, screwed tothe casing q, serves as a handle fordrawing down the bowl-holder. The upper edge of the casing q is pressedtightly against an india-rubber ring it, placed in a groovev, whereby anairtight closing in of the spittoon-bowls in the the axis 70 rotatingtherewith effects a winding up of the spiral springp, connected to it.The energy thus stored up serves to effect the automatic upward returnof the bowl-holder to its normal position after use.

The emptying of this apparatus is effected as follows: The uppermost ofthe bowls s is is ---remoy ed by any suitable handle after raising ofthe funnel f. (See dotted'line, Fig. 2.) As the bowls are made of verycheap material, they can be frequently changed and thrown away-forexample, when employed in railway-carriages after each journey. Insteadof fixing the apparatus to the ceiling it may be fixed to the wall, inwhich case the spring or other power-storing gear may be so arrangedthat it is wound up or set by exertinga horizontal pull on thebowl-holder. The power for returning the bowl-holder to its normalposition and pressingit firmly against the ring u may be produced by anyother suitable arrangement-as, for example, by the direct winding up ofa spiral spring on the shaft d or by the counterweight, &c.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. In a spittoon-supporting device, a plurality of spittoon-bowlsadapted to be nested within a movable holder, means for automaticallypressing said holder against a fixed casing, means whereby the pressureeffects an air-tight inclosure of said spittoon-bowls,

means for pulling said bowl-holder downward whereby the spittoon-bowlsare rendered accessible, means for returning said bowl-holder to itsnormal closed position through energy stored up by the downward movementof same.

2. In a spittoon-supporting device, a bowlholder, cords attached to saidbowl-holder, a fixed support, a shaft mounted on said fixed support,drums on said shaft upon which said cords are wound, a spiral springmounted on said fixed support, gearing connecting said shaft to saidspring, whereby the energy stored up in lowering the spittoon isemployed to raise the same after use, said spring being arranged forcontinually exerting tension on said cords, whereby said bowl-holder isnormally held pressed against said fixed support and meansupon saidsupport whereby an airtight contact is formed between said bowlholderand said fixed support when the same are pressed together.

3. In a spittoon-supporting device, a bowlholder, means for adjustablysuspending the same from a fixed support, and for holding the samepressed against said fixed support when in normal closed position, andmeans whereby an air-tight contact is formed between said bowl-holderand said fixed support when they are pressed together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

BELA GEZA Mnszfiaos.

Witnesses:

GUSTAV WELICZ, E. H. L. MUMMENHOEF.

